About Us

Bob Whipple is CEO of Leadergrow Incorporated, an organization dedicated to development of leaders. He speaks on leadership topics and the development of trust in numerous venues. He also teaches leadership and business classes at graduate universities. As a leadership coach and business consultant, he works with individual clients as well as large organizations such as government agencies, corporations, and The Rochester Business Alliance. A highly successful leader at a Fortune 500 company for over 30 years, Mr. Whipple accomplished revolutionary change while leading a division of over 2000 people through the application of outstanding “people” skills.

Mr. Whipple is a student of the leadership process and has developed unique approaches to achieving excellent results through full engagement of people. He is author of four leadership books:

His ability to communicate pragmatic approaches to building Trust in an entertaining and motivational format has won him top ranking wherever he speaks. Audiences relate to his material enthusiastically because it is simple, yet profound. He is known around the world as “The TRUST Ambassador.”

The Trust Across America: Trust Around the World organization named Mr. Whipple one of the top 100 Thought Leaders on Trustworthy Business for five years and he has been awarded their Lifetime Achievement Award for Trust Leadership. Mr. Whipple received the 2011 BEST Consultant for Learning and Performance Award in the Central New York region of ASTD.

Mr. Whipple has been published in Leadership and Training journals including Leadership Excellence Magazine, HR Magazine, Sales and Service Excellence, and T+D Training + Development Journal. He is a frequent contributor to The Rochester Business Journal and is an active blogger. He was named one of the top 15 thought leaders on the topic of leadership development by Leadership Excellence Magazine. His articles and information about Leadergrow can be downloaded from the corporate website. Mr. Whipple also publishes articles on Trust and Leadership through the Evan Carmichael Motivation & Strategies for Entrepreneurs website. Inc. Magazine named Whipple to its 100 Great Leadership Speakers List in 2014.

Mr. Whipple holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Union College, a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Syracuse University, and a Masters of Business Administration from The Simon School at The University of Rochester. He is a Management Quality “Blackbelt” and has achieved a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) certification from the Association for Talent Development (formerly American Society for Training and Development), recertified in 2014.

He is the past Chair of the National Leadership Development Team of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). He is past president of the local chapter of ASTD and served on the National Advisors for Chapters Team for ASTD. He is a founding member of the OD SIG in Rochester. He is also a member of the Rochester Professional Consultants Network (RPCN) and National Human Resource Association (NHRA). He has done volunteer work through SCORE and the United Way. He is now on the Board of Directors of the Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF) and is in charge of their Governance Committee. He is a Charter Member of the Rochester chapter of Conscious Capitalism.

Mr. Whipple is a member of the Rochester Business Alliance and a member of the Small Business Council. He is a member of the National Speakers Association, a certified Vistage Speaker, and a member of The Global Speakers Federation.

Bob lives with his wife/business partner, Kay, in Hilton, New York, a small town outside of Rochester where he has a “gentleman’s farm.” He enjoys doing landscaping and gardening, stained glass art, and woodworking.

Favorite quote: “The highest calling for any leader is to grow other leaders.”